New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-05
fsssor IT, Van Amrncc has the work In charge ana IL
is well advanced toward mpleton.
JB. CHESS 7EARFUL TINDICATION
HIS FORMER FRIENDS 3iPUDiATE HIN, But lie
Will NOT RESIGN lie SAYS.


WILL NOT RESIGN. HE SAYS.
The Manhattan Temperance Association hcid us
usual rcctlng at the Cooper Union Yes'ciu"S' anu
aithOI2h il had been announced That fe''u""' - :"
Gibbs. OF Employment Agency lame, WON" N"'"''"'0
hin self from Charges boueh; against him an" s"o"
that tbs attack upon him Is encouraged 10y '"sp VIM
ran the political ma, hiney In the Interests OF inc
saloons- The han was not half fHcd Hr "l'ns
ap,esrcd uron the stage after the s'svicc Of song
and some chec.cd, though thcic was strong sa'u
wchng Kisses with the applause 'ranH worthy 'h''
1cmilar Frank G. smith, of Ncw-Jcrsey' denounced
the rum power and told how Brother EiDns hau
pickcd him out OF The gutter and furnished means OF
sub, iscucc To l, family some years aG" lie 'hout"
that such good man could not BE- guilty OF r"Dbihs
the pat~ seekers for employ mcit thr, ugh ih' device
Of an a,rury. aS has been charged lie h"I'u 'ha'
temperance Icupc would remember "E'c'hfr "ipns r
Ia or and sacrifices tie cause and stand 10y him III
MS hour Of trial While Brother smith defended him.
Brother Gibbs in the presidential chair and silently
wept.
Presidon, Gibbs then urged the unplcGgcd To como
forw ard and enroll themselves. lie aduicd the re-
porters present also TO take the pledge Oonc al"
take the pledge he cried and then you can hammer
me in your papers much as you Hike" NO repo''o's
rcsuondcd lie then went on TO say that he had en-
ploycd lawyers to defend him, and if any persons VINO
had registered at the employment agency III Whleh Ut
had had an interest hut did not control, thought pest
they might him, though none OF Them mao any 1n
moral or legal claim against HIM; ms was uno
substance OF his defence. He told how thc new
Iapcrs had bounded him and gave dramatic u'nJIP
lion of a recent five weeks sickness through "!ch
he had passed He said that Mayor Hewitt had het'cr
Get back 10 his work of closing the rum hOes on sun
day and let him alone iiut what num- h,s Ie osee
the most wa, the way in which prominent temperance
mon had forsalcn HIM. They had even demanded his
resignation As president Of this association
man who has stood in the front OF the com
munity." he screamed. making happy ZONES, 10 pe
left 10y the friends Of temperance to the tcndcf nci'
Of he cursed rum dealers have received no lctteiS
of Kindness while the papers have been coming down
on me- and then be asked 10 reSiGn-t Is more thah
my heart can bears Mr.. Gibbs here wcpt afr'Si.
one kind Temperance friend. he said. had "heicd 10
nut M so or $50 assist him. but hr mass Oh th"rc
with whom ne had laboIcd had turned the cod
shomldcr But he cried " I'm not going TO resign
Cheers lasting several seconds and many hisSc'
When enlisted II was under the white banner and
won't turn NV back on IL. Every dav commune
with COD and viii fight tho he'll hounds OF the In"
traffic. even If the profNsScd friends Of Temperance
81 ab mo i'm the back ! will tc hero next sunday.
NAV have to look another field of labor but won
resign
As the audience passed ont n number rushed MP 10
shake hands with Brother Gibbs and bury SISTER
called ont stick 10 H. GIBBS the women arc for Non
II the press is agin YOU